Power Outage in Balta, ND
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Balta
To report a power outage in Balta, North Dakota, located in Pierce County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Otter Tail Power Company
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative
Verendrye Electric Coop Inc
Western Area Power Administration
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 58313.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Pierce County
Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple power poles were snapped.
July 07, 2020
Tornado. A brief tornado touched down five miles south of Rugby on the leading edge of a linear severe thunderstorm. This tornado was within a larger area of straight line thunderstorm winds which also caused damage. Several buildings sustained damage or were destroyed by this tornado, along with trees, and three power poles were snapped along North Dakota Highway 3 where the tornado crossed. A semi truck was picked up along Highway 3 and thrown into the ditch. There were no injuries or deaths reported with this tornado. The tornado damage corresponded to EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. From that it was determined that wind speeds with this tornado were on the order of 100 miles per hour.
July 20, 2011